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SMART cable

A SMART cable, or Science Monitoring And Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) cable, is a trans-ocean submarine communications cable that includes scientific instrumentation at multiple points along the cable for measuring environmental variables like temperature, pressure, or seismic acceleration. The cable itself provides the necessary power and communications for accessing and operating the instrumentation from shore. Information from the sensors is used for scientific and engineering studies, such as observing changes to climate or ocean circulation, or for monitoring for hazards like tsunamis, earthquakes or undersea land slides. Such hazards are threats not only to human life and property, but also to the communications cables themselves. SMART cables deployed along the ocean floor provide environmental information supporting sustainable development of coastal and offshore infrastructure. Their geophysical sensors contribute to tsunami and earthquake early warning systems.

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A SMART cable, or Science Monitoring And Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) cable, is a trans-ocean submarine communications cable that includes scientific instrumentation at multiple points along the cable for measuring environmental variables like temperature, pressure, or seismic acceleration. The cable itself provides the necessary power and communications for accessing and operating the instrumentation from shore. Information from the sensors is used for scientific and engineering studies, such as observing changes to climate or ocean circulation, or for monitoring for hazards like tsunamis, earthquakes or undersea land slides. Such hazards are threats not only to human life and property, but also to the communications cables themselves. SMART cables deployed along the ocean floor provide environmental information supporting sustainable development of coastal and offshore infrastructure. Their geophysical sensors contribute to tsunami and earthquake early warning systems.

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  1. date of establishment: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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